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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Christina"
<xpistiva33@...> wrote:
>
> I'm de-lurking in order to ask for help tracking
down
> some information about Hammett's Red Harvest.
Specifically, I'm
> trying to find out which chapters in Red Harvest
correspond
> (approximately) to the earlier stories in Black
Mask.
>
> I've learned from the Rara-Avis Hammett Bibliography
that Red
> Harvest comprises these four Black Mask
stories:
>
> "The Cleansing of Poisonville"
> "Crime Wanted - Male or Female"
> "Dynamite"
> "The 19th Murder"
>
> I've read elsewhere that the first story ("The
Cleansing of
> Poisonville") roughly corresponds to chapters 1-7 of
Red Harvest,
> but I can't seem to dig up similar information about
the remaining
> three stories. Does anyone know, or could anyone
point me in the
> direction of sources I might consult?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Christina
>
Christina, Maybe you know the site
"A Guide to Classic Mystery and Detection" by Michael E.
Grost citation: Red Harvest (1927) is a set of four linked
stories <...> The four sections are Chapters 1 - 7, 8 -
14, 15 - 20, and 20 - 27.
http://members.aol.com/mg4273/hammett.htm#Harvest
Regards, Vladimir
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